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Todo when I stage new mac

[ ] Copy my documents [ ] Configure Email/Calendars Accounts [ ] Sync my Postman collection [ ] Add Dropbox account [ ] Add AWS accounts [ ] Configure Slack [ ] Install Office for mac [ ] Copy my ssh keys [ ] Add Wifi keys [ ] Configure VPNs [ ] Clone Git repositories [ ] Sourcetree repository config [ ] Configure and enable go2shell

== Applications (Not automated)==

[https://www.omnigroup.com/download/ OmniGraffle]

[https://www.bonusbits.com/wiki/HowTo:Install_Microsoft_Fonts_on_macOS Microsoft Fonts]

[https://www.obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/download.html Little Snitch (Firewall)]

== Suggested Mac Settings ==

Check out [https://github.com/bonusbits/devops_bash_config_examples DevOps Bash Config Examples]

System Preferences

Desktop & Screen Saver

Disable Screen Saver

Screen Saver | Hot Corners...

Select corner and choice '''Put Display to Sleep''' (Easy way to lock)

Dock

Auto Hide

Minimize windows into application icon

Reduce Size

Mission Control

Disable Dashboard

Security & Privacy

Require password '''immediately''' after sleep or screen saver begins

Enable Disk Encryption

Enable Firewall

Notifications

Remove from notification center, banners, and lock screen

'''Game Center'''

'''Facetime'''

'''Messages'''

'''Facebook'''

'''Photos'''

'''Safari'''

Display

Uncheck Mirror Displays

[https://www.bonusbits.com/wiki/HowTo:Set_the_Primary_Display_with_Multiple_Monitors_on_Mac Set Primary Display]

Energy Saver

Battery 5 minutes

Power Adapter 1 hour or Never

I set Never because I have mine hooked up to monitors and I put it to sleep if I'm going to be away for awhile, but I don't want it to go to sleep in the middle of a long build or process.

Uncheck '''Slightly dim the display when on battery'''

I just plug it in when it needs juice

Keyboard

Select Text Tab uncheck autocorrect and capitalize automatically... So annoying when trying to type syntax notes and want it to be lowercase and exactly what I type.

Select '''Show keyboard, Emoji, & Symbol Viewers in menu bar

[https://www.bonusbits.com/wiki/HowTo:Set_Paste_Default_to_Match_Style_on_macOS Set Command+V to default to "Paste and Match Style"]

Trackpad

Select '''Tap to click'''

Printers & Scanners

Add Printers

Add Scanners

Sound

Select correct Input and Output devices

Test microphone volume adjustment

iCloud

Setup Apple ID if needed

Select what to store in iCloud

Internet Accounts

Add Email accounts

Bluetooth

Enable

Add Peripherals

Sharing

Set Computer Name

Users & Groups

Disable '''Guest User'''

Change user avatar

App Store

Select '''Automatically check for updates | Download newly available updates in the background | Install ...'''

Siri

Enable Siri '''On'''

Time & Date

[https://www.bonusbits.com/wiki/HowTo:Add_Date_to_Mac_OS_Menubar Show Date on Menubar]

Time Machine

Setup NAS/USB etc.

Set upper hot corner to turn off display (Lock)

'''Put Display to Sleep'''

Install peripheral drivers

Logitech Mouse

[https://www.elgato.com/en/thunderbolt-2-dock-support Elgato Thunderbolt 2 Dock Drivers]

Finder

Preferences | General | show Connected Servers on Desktop

Preferences | Sidebar | Check Movies, Music, Pictures, username, hostname & Uncheck All My Files

Preferences | Advanced | Check Show all filename extensions & uncheck Show warning before emptying the Trash

Add '''/Users/username/Development''' to favorites after Xcode installed

[https://www.bonusbits.com/wiki/HowTo:Show_Hidden_Files_on_Mac_OS_X Show Hidden Files]

Chrome

Set Downloads to prompt

'''Settings''' chrome://settings/

'''Show Advanced'''

'''Downloads'''

Set '''Continue Where I Left Off'''

'''Settings''' chrome://settings/

'''On Startup'''

Change bullet to '''Continue where I left off'''

Select '''Ask where to save each file before downloading'''

Extensions

'''More Tools | Extensions''' chrome://extensions

Select '''Get more extensions'''

'''Page Load Time'''

'''Markdown Reader'''

'''JSONView'''

'''Hangouts'''

'''Recursive Bookmark Sorter'''

Proxy settings if needed

iTerm

Add Ubuntu Colors Profile

Change Text Font to 14pt Monaco

Terminal Scroll back Buffer '''Unlimited''' or '''9999'''

Bash

Create '''.bash_aliases'''

Add CLI magic to '''.bash_profile'''

[https://www.bonusbits.com/wiki/HowTo:Enable_CLI_Colors_on_Mac_OS Enable CLI Colors]

'''OR'''

Take examples from here: https://github.com/bonusbits/devops_bash_config_examples

Photos

[https://www.bonusbits.com/wiki/HowTo:Disable_Photos_App_Launch_When_iPhone_Connected_to_Mac HowTo: Disable Photos App Launch when iPhone Connected to Mac]

VIM

[https://www.bonusbits.com/wiki/HowTo:Enable_Syntax_Color_Highlighting_in_VIM_on_Mac_OS Enable Colors in Vim]

Remap '''Home''' and '''End''' keys

[https://www.bonusbits.com/wiki/HowTo:Remap_Home_and_End_Keys_on_Mac_to_Always_be_Beginning_and_End_of_Lines Remap Keys]

Set Show Percentage on Battery icon in system tray

[https://www.bonusbits.com/wiki/HowTo:Show_Hidden_Files_on_Mac_OS_X Show Hidden Files In Finder]

[https://www.bonusbits.com/wiki/HowTo:Set_Hidden_Dock_to_Appear_Faster_on_Mac Set Hidden Dock to Appear Faster]